Hay-carrier.



H. L. PERRIS.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED 11017.11, 191a.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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H. L. FERRIS.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1913.

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'orrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY L. FERRIS, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 HUNT, HELM, FEB/BIS 8: COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HAY-CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY L. FERRIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hay carriers, and is fully described and explained in the specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hay-carrier; Fig. 2 is an end view, taken from the left in Fig. 1, but showing the device rigged as a cross-draft carrier; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the movable sheave housing, and Fig. 5 is a top plan of the rope guide.

Referring to the drawings, 6 is a track provided with a trip-block 7 on which runs a carriage '8 to which is swiveled a frame 9 capable of being locked in position by means of a latch 10. The arrangement is such that the frame can be turned around 180 to op erate in either direction on the track, in accordance with common practice. The frame has, at its front end, a guide sheave 11 over which passes a rope 12. The rope is led back between a clamping member 13 on its upper side and the forward operative end of a clamping lever 15 on its lower side, the clamping member and lever cooperating as shown in my Patent No. 826,095, so that no detailed illustration or description of the construction and operation of the parts is here attempted, except to state that as the rear end of the clamping member 15 falls, under the weight of the load when released as hereinafter set forth, the rope is clamped between the two parts. A further reason for omitting detailed description of this clamping operation is in that no novelty is claimed therefor, and any common locking arrangement can be adopted. The rear end of the locking lever 15 has a pin 16 running in a slot 17 in a trip-member 18 pivoted to the frame at 19.v

22 is a dog, one end 21 of which engages the trip-member 18 to hold it in elevated position and the other end 20 of which is pivoted to a link 23 running down to a lever 24 pivoted to the frame.

The general operation can now be readily Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 11, 1913.

Patented June 23, 191 1. Serial No. 800,367.

understood, it being assumed that the weight of the load is carried by the locking lever 15, although the particular manner of supporting the load involves novelty which will hereinafter be set forth. hen the trip-member 18 engages the trip-block, as shown in Fig. 1, the dog also engages the trip-member to hold it up and the sling-pulleys are thus free to be raised and lowered, the rope running free. hen the dog is rotated on its pivot, either by engagement of the sling-pulleys with the lever 24, or by manual operation of a release lever 25, the trip-member is released and the looking lever falls, so as to clamp the rope and hold the load in position. The general operation thus set forth, of course, involves no novelty and is common in the art.

In accordance with modern practice, it is very desirable on certain occasions to use the carrier in the position shown in Fig. 1, that is arranged for by what is known as direct-draft in which the bight of the rope is parallel to the track. Under other conditions, cross-draft is desired, that is an arrangement with the bight of the rope at right-angles to the track. The present device is designed to afford-an interchangeable carrier adapted for both methods of operation. The rope used has an eye 26 at its end, which, when rigged for direct-draft, engages with a hook 27, centrally disposed at the front of the frame. When rigged for crossdraft, the eye is disengaged from the hook 27 and engaged with a hook 28 on the side of the carrier, this hook being so disposed that the bight of the rope is transverse. To accommodate the varying angles of the rope, which necessarily occur, the locking lever 15 has hung upon a pivot a housing 29, in which is mounted the sheave 30 over which the rope passes. The structure is manifestly such that the sheave can swing to an extent sufficient to accommodate the varying angles of the rope. The lever 24, through the medium of which the load trips the device, has its rear end 31 pivoted, this end surrounding the rope and being perforated to admit the rope. By means of the pivot, the rear end of the lever thus likewise accommodates itself to varying angles of the rope.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of the present construction without departing from the spirit thereof, and I do not intend therefore to 11 limit myself thereto, except as pointed out in the following claims, in which my intention is .to claim all the novelty inherent in the construction as broadly as the state of the art will permit.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In a hay carrier, a frame, a movable member carried by the frame and having means to clamp the rope when lowered, a sheave mounted in said member, and two devices to which the end of the rope may be interchangeably secured, one of said devices being in the longitudinal line of the sheave and the other laterally offset therefrom, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hay carrier, a frame, a movable member having means to clamp the rope when lowered, a sheave in said member and lying in the longitudinal line of the frame, and two devices to which the end of the rope may be interchangeably secured, one being in the longitudinal line of the sheave and the other laterally offset therefrom, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a hay carrier, a frame, a movable member having means to clamp the rope when lowered, a sheave hung on a pivot running longitudinally of said member and two devices to which the end of the rope may be interchangeably secured, one being in the longitudinal line of the sheave and the other Copies of this patent may be obtained for laterally offset therefrom, for the purpose set forth.

4. In a hay carrier, a frame, a movable member having means to clamp the rope whenlowered, a sheave hung on a pivot longitudinally of said member, two devices to which the end of the rope may be interchangeably secured, one being in the longitudinal line of the sheave and the other laterally offset therefrom, a dog to support said member, a lever having connection with said dog, and a pivoted extension on said lever having an eye to engage the rope, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a hay carrier, a frame, a movable member having means to clamp the rope, a sheave hung on a pivot longitudinally of said member, two devices to which the end of the rope may be interchangeably secured, one being in the longitudinal line of the sheave and the other laterally offset therefrom, a dog to support said member, a lever having connection with said dog, and a pivoted extension on said lever having means to engage the rope, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of October, 1913.,

' HENRY L. reams.

In resence of two subscribing witnesses: STUART .F. LACHANCE, WM. A. MARELLER.

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